Dr. Apex

Sad to hear. On a side note, the Corvette guys at Mid-Ohio today were douche bags and wouldn't even awnser a simple question I had for them. At least the guys I met at the Rolex race with the Cobalt team were friendly.

LOL!! My ex liked hers being played with more when she was pregnant, but everyone is different. Are they getting a good deal bigger? If so they might start bothering her back and you can just offer to hold them up for her!!

I'm ready to get burnt, can't wait to finally see these cars in person!!

WTF is going on, I can't click on any of the links nor see any of the images!! Those IMG images should just show up but I only see the link itself??

This was a NASA event. Thay have a program which I've posted about before on here called "HPDE" which you can read all about on their site that's already been linked to. It's a way to take your street car on tracks like Mid-Ohio. The cars with just numbers on them are usually the HPDE people. "TTx" is the Time Trials group which is somewhere you can stay or is just a test away from having a competition license, then you have your race groups like SM(spec miata) and PTx(Performance Touring category. I hope that driver recovers well, I saw what was left of that focus and it was trashed.

Wrong, all the cool kids like myself, will be working for Team Penske at Mid-Ohio on sunday and watching the IRL race!!!

They purchased cones, timing equipment, insurance policy, rented a lot out, started a website(we'd have that covered) etc....Hence why I suggested we try and join an established system as it's a lot of work. This way people could just show up and race and have fun.

This would be difficult. You need an insurance policy, equipment to run the event(or rent the gear), a large enough lot to hold the event etc.....etc.... Our SCCA region already holds a charity event every year that benefits a cancer research fund. Our best bet would be to get as many members as possible to attend, items and/or $ to donate for the silent auction for this event even those that can't/don't go to the event. I can talk with the region chair and see what he says about all this and maybe getting some press coverage if we can make it happen.

M&D Blacktop does good work, though I hear asphalt prices have really jumped and is about what concrete is nowadays.

I know Ray only gets in the real low 20's in hs 2.5i, which is pretty pathetic if you ask me.

You should, it's actually quite fun working grid getting to see all the cars up close. I forgot to mention they provide water all day, lunch everyday, and dinner on the saturdays. Also you could catch a ride with someone on the track like I did.

I was going to say buy Pats, but he didn't even bother to tell me he sold his!! Pat(mega), I saw those shoes and liked them so much I just ordered a set!! What's with the shoes in everyones sigs??

With recent events over this past weekend I thought I would let everyone know a way to get free track time at places like Mid-Ohio, Nelson Ledges, and Putnam Park. National Auto Sport Association(NASA) has a volunteer program that allows you to earn credits torwards getting free track time. Once you sign up you earn 4 points per day of working NASA events doing things like grid and teching cars. It takes 8 points to earn a free day of HPDE and Time Trials as well. Accrue 24 points and get a free 3 day weekend event!! I just did this myself this past weekend to help pay for an event next month and had a pretty fun time doing it(except the rain). Here's the regions site with all the info you need... http://racenasa.nasamidwest.com/ Click on "Volunteer" to learn everything you need for this program. Hope to see some of you next month at Mid-Ohio!!

Ch. 4 just did another story on this about the problem of street racing and what's being done. Hopefully everyone learns from this and at least tones it down.

So, if I yell out that number you'll repsond?? or are you saying we can't say hi face to face? Is this Chris btw??

Looks like I'll be there after all since my sunday M/O plans fell through, just need to find someone to drive with!! Pat, those shoes are tits!!!

Not trying to preach or anything, but it's another reason to take it to the track, good to hear she's recovering.

It's almost time!! I am really looking forward to this weekend having seen the Porsche Cup cars running yesterday and today, those things are damn fast!!

I just got back from Mid-Ohio and I am fried, especially on the one spot I missed the sunblock on my calf. Well worth it though.

Good meeting you finally Eric!! PRetty good fun today despite working all day though I did get a ride along finally at the end of the day. See some of you in the morning.

Hope to see maybe a couple people up there tomorrow, come up and say hi if you see me wandering around or working, you can't miss me, I'll be the ogre in the NASA shirt.

Gotcha, guess I won't see ya then. I'm sure your going to have a lot of fun, I'm doing my first one at MO next month for all 3 days!! AJ, are you going up just friday as well? I will be there sat/sun like I said. Also, anyone planning on the next event in August at MO?? Ray and I will be there for all 3 days in the S2000.

Ray and I will both be up there both saturday and sunday though only as volunteers to help pay for our event in august. I'll come find you Matt at some point. I can't say for sure about the Vettes but if the top is removable you should be able to remove it(they let the vert cars run top down). Matt, get that battery down good as they will want it very secure.

Huh? Is it a hybrid or something, I've never seen any truck even get close to that mileage. What's the EPA estimates on mpg's on that truck? My moms Ranger gets maybe 19 so you can understand my having a hard time believing that truck gets 30mpg.

Christian, you sir get a cookie for a good find!!